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Families of MH17 crew sue Malaysia Airlines over downing of jet
The families of six crew members on a Malaysian passenger jet shot down over Ukraine nearly two years ago have filed lawsuits against Malaysia Airlines for negligence and breach of contract. …read more Source: CTV...
Children of the gun
A young Syrian girl named Miriam was released recently after having been held captive by ISIS for more than a year. The news didn’t make headlines here. She was one of 253 people — half of them children — who were kidnapped on Feb. 23, 2015, from her village in the Hasaka region of Syria. …read more Source:...
Diplomatica: Moldova forges closer ties with Canada
One of the Moldovan ambassador’s main tasks is to familiarize Canadians with her small Eastern European country. And now Ala Beleavschi has a new tool in her arsenal: the Canada-Moldova Parliamentary Friendship Group. There was a more informal group, headed by the country’s then-honorary consul in Toronto, but now it’s a...
Leonid Bershidsky: Europe is losing its resolve on Russian sanctions
Each time the European Union’s sanctions against Russia come up for renewal, there’s speculation that some countries might break ranks and vote against the trade and financing restrictions. There will probably be no deserters this time around either; but a softening of the sanctions is on the cards in the near future. In December, the...
Freed Ukrainian pilot Savchenko sworn in as lawmaker
Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who spent two years in Russian custody before she was released last week, was sworn in as a lawmaker in the national parliament on Tuesday. …read more Source: CTV...
Parents decry cut to language schools as Saskatchewan tightens budget belt
REGINA — Parents and volunteers say they fear the Saskatchewan government’s decision to cut all funding for heritage language learning will mean the loss of culture. The province has said that after 25 years, it’s discontinuing the annual $225,000 that heritage language schools get in the budget. Tamara Ruzic, executive director of...
U.S. ambassador says Arctic Council a good venue to co-operate with Russia
The U.S. envoy to Canada says the Arctic Council is a great venue for his country to talk to Russia despite Moscow’s differences with the West over Ukraine. Ambassador Bruce Heyman told The Canadian Press important progress can be made by the full engagement with the eight-country council in dealing with a wide range of issues, including...
Arctic Council good venue to co operate with Russia: U.S. ambassador
OTTAWA – The U.S. envoy to Canada says the Arctic Council is a great venue for his country to talk to Russia despite Moscow’s differences with the West over Ukraine. Ambassador Bruce Heyman told The Canadian Press important progress can be made by the full engagement with the eight-country council in dealing with a wide range of issues,...
Fire breaks out at Ukrainian home for the elderly, leaving 17 dead
Police said they are working to determine the cause of the fire and also to learn whether the private home was operating legally. …read more Source: Toronto...
Fire at Ukrainian home for the elderly kills 17, injures 5
A fire swept through a private home for the elderly in a Ukrainian village shortly before dawn Sunday, killing 17 people and injuring five others, an emergency official said. …read more Source: CTV...
